The Bugatti Veyron is a mid-engine sports car, designed and developed in Germany by the Volkswagen Group and manufactured in Molsheim, France, by French automobile manufacturer Bugatti. It was named after the racing driver Pierre Veyron.
The original version has a top speed of 407 km/h (253 mph). It was named Car of the Decade and best car award (2000–2009) by the BBC television programme Top Gear. The standard Bugatti Veyron also won Top Gear's Best Car Driven All Year award in 2005.
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| Bugatti Veyron. Courtesy of Wikipedia |
The Super Sport version of the Veyron is recognised by Guinness World Records as the fastest street-legal production car in the world, with a top speed of 431.072 km/h (267.856 mph). The Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse was the fastest roadster in the world, reaching an averaged top speed of 408.84 km/h (254.04 mph) in a test on 6 April 2013.
The Veyron's chief designer was Hartmut Warkuß and the exterior was designed by Jozef Kabaň of Volkswagen, with much of the engineering work being conducted under the guidance of engineering chief Wolfgang Schreiber. The Veyron includes a sound system designed and built by Burmester Audiosysteme.
Several special variants have been produced. In December 2010, Bugatti began offering prospective buyers the ability to customise exterior and interior colours by using the Veyron 16.4 Configurator application on the marque's official website. The Bugatti Veyron was discontinued in late 2014, but special edition models continued to be produced until 2015.
A Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse driven by the Chinese racing driver Anthony Liu at Volkswagen Group's proving grounds in Ehra-Lessien became the fastest open-top production sports car, with a top speed of 408.84 km/h (254.04 mph).
Records
After the world record attempt, Dr. Wolfgang Schreiber, President of Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S, said "When we introduced the Vitesse, we established the top speed for open-top driving to be 375 km/h. Still, we could not let go of the idea of reaching the 400 km/h mark with this car as well. The fact that we have succeeded in reaching 408.84 km/h is a thrill for me, and it reaffirms once again that Bugatti is the leader when it comes to technology in the international automotive industry." The driver, Anthony Liu, claimed "Even at such high speeds it remained incredibly comfortable and stable. With an open top, you can really experience the sound of the engine and yet even at higher speeds I did not get compromised by the wind at all."
Driving Performance
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Performance |
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Standard, Grand Sport |
Super Sport, Grand Sport Vitesse |
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Top Speed |
408.47 km/h (253.81 mph) |
431.072 km/h (267.856 mph); 415 km/h (258 mph) limited |
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0–100 km/h (62 mph) |
2.46 seconds |
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0–200 km/h (124 mph) |
7.3 seconds |
6.7 seconds |
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0–300 km/h (186 mph) |
16.7 seconds |
14.6 seconds |
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0–400 km/h (249 mph) |
55.6 seconds |
43.8 seconds (calculated) |
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Standing quarter-mile (402 m) |
10.1 seconds |
9.7 seconds |
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Standing mile (1609 m) |
25.9 seconds at 204.4 mph |
23.6 seconds |
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Braking from 100 km/h (62 mph) |
31.4 m |
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0–200–0 mph |
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25.6 seconds |
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Lateral acceleration |
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1.4 g |
